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07-27-2008, 07:48 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boston
Posts: 64
| I haven't stopped crying since yesterday! Dear All YTer's: I had the WORSE expereince yesterday with a groomer and what she did to my furbaby! I investigated and researched groomers in my area (Boston) area. I chose a groomer through the recommendation of local other Yorkie owners who trusted this woman with their babies. I dropped my Barclay off and explained that I wanted him trimmed and cleaned up (he had all his beautiful puppy hair and he was looking scruffy). I combed and brushed him everynight as he chewed his Dingo on my lap, but he still needed a cut. She looked him over and said she could do it but he did have a small mat on his head. She said she could cut it out and work around it. She told me to come back in 2 hours to pick him up. Within 20 minutes she called me and said that the mat on his head was more than she expected and the overall cut would have to be "shorter" than we agreed. I returned in 2 hours to find my baby completely sharved!!!! Face and all. I haven't stop crying. . .he doesn't look like the little boy I dropped off, in fact he looks like a completely different dog and I am having a hard time recognizing him. . .if I didn't hear him bark I would never have know that this was my baby. I was so angry and in shock, I was shaking all over and couldn't wait to run out of this place with my baby. I took him home and he hasn't stop licking himself and rubbing himself against the bottom of the sofa. Prior to leaving she kept saying to me, "sorry, it had to be done. . .I know you're shocked but we had no other choice. . .Shouldn't she have called me to tell me that they were going to completely shave him. I feel so shocked and hurt that I trusted them and they did something I didn't want. Have any of you had this experience? If so how long did it take for their fur to grow back? I can see his skin on his belly, back and legs!!!! It's hot here and I am so afraid to take him out, he is so vulnerable to the sun. My poor, poor baby. The only positive thing about this disaster is that he is getting neutered on Thursday, at least he will be clean around the surgical area. He looks depressed to me, he is not eating and I am in shock everytime I look at him because he looks so different. I am crying as I write this because I feel so guilty about taking him. Please let me know if ANY of you had this experience. I am most interested in his coat growing back. He use to be black and brown, now he is silver and skin. Thank you for reading I know it's long but through my tears I feel this forum is the best place for support and answers. I will NEVER take him to get professionally groomed again, I am going to read and learn how to groom him on my own, which is what I should have done in the first place. Thanks for reading |
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07-27-2008, 07:52 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | I know how you feel...but it will grow back. He may be acting depressed...but you are so upset. If you rave about his haircut...he'll feel better and you may too. Two of mine have gotten haircuts I was less than thrilled over.
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07-27-2008, 07:54 AM | #3 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | i know it must be shocking to see him with no hair. But you can be thankful that he's a puppy and its only hair. it will grow back soon.
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07-27-2008, 07:59 AM | #4 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
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| Honey, I'm so sorry that your baby was shaved. Yes, she should have mentioned the shaving to you when she called and told you the matt was larger than first thought. You will read many times on YT that the same thing has happened to other's. Fortunately for your little one the coat will grow back. So many of us YT'ers have learned to groom on our own because of trouble with groomer's. Coat's do grow fast so hang in there. With the summer months here your little one will be cool however you will have to be careful with him in the sun. I bet he's still adorable. |
07-27-2008, 08:11 AM | #5 |
Mommy's Little Boo Boo Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virgina
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| I've had this happen with Grayson he looked like a baby deer! It will grow back quickly, your baby prob feels good running around naked! Hang in there ((big hugs)) to you
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07-27-2008, 08:15 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama
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| I am so very sorry that you had this bad experience with the groomer. Your sweet little Barclay's hair will grow back sooner than you think and I bet it will be more beautiful than ever. |
07-27-2008, 08:20 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | She definatley should have called you before shaving him. It will grow back pretty quickly. I groom my own now, even if they are not perfect.
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07-27-2008, 08:27 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boston
Posts: 64
| I have been reading the replies to my post as they come in. . .thank you to everyone who has answered so quickly. . .I am still in shock when I look at him and I know it's only hair, but I feel like I took away his puppyhood when they shaved him. He looks like a little "old man". Yesterday morning he was a moppet and now he looks like an adult dog. . .I think that and the fact that I thought I was providing him with a positive experience is what's bothering me . . .and I fogot to tell you in my oriignal post. When she turned the corner and placed him on the counter her first comments to me were . . .he's scrawny isn't he and those ears, there HUGE, he'll never grow into those ears!!!! Those words are ringing in my ears. . .when I tell you that I am shocked with this experience, I mean I am REALLY shoced. . .I wish I had paid with a check and not cash. . .I threw the money on the counter $38.00 and ran. . . He is sleeping right next to me, I plan on spending the day with him and trying to reinforce how cute and lovable he is to me. . .Thanks everyone, keep the replies coming, I appreciate it!!! |
07-27-2008, 08:27 AM | #9 |
Bella Boo & Diggy Too! Donating GS Member | awww sorry for your bad experiance!!! Good thing hair grows back! I guess when things get bad think of all the sick babies out there and be thankful he has his health and all is actually going to be ok. Just try and stay positive Im sure your baby is just as precious with or without hair!
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07-27-2008, 08:27 AM | #10 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Centerville, ohio
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| I am so sorry about your baby!! Really makes me nervous, as Pepper will be going to the groomer for the first time this Thursday.
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07-27-2008, 08:33 AM | #11 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houma LA
Posts: 87
| I'm so sorry you had a bad experience. I think the important thing, is not to let him know how upset you are. You don't want him to not enjoy being groomed. He if senses you are upset he will assume grooming as a bad thing. It will be easier to maintain a longer coat if he likes to be grommed, which may prevent having a groomer shaving him in the future.
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07-27-2008, 08:34 AM | #12 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Sounds like you and your baby need some shopping therapy :) I would be sooooo mad!!! Well, the only thing I can add is that if he seems depressed it's not because he thinks he is ugly or has bad hair or anything like that-it's because he's picking up on your emotions. Try to see the bright side of it-now you have a clean slate to brush every single day (even though there is hardly anything to brush) and keep every single matt out for life It will grow back Go out and buy him some cute outfits to distract from the fact that he is "naked"
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07-27-2008, 08:34 AM | #13 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Missouri Ozarks
Posts: 452
| Heart Breaking I went through this with my first one and was sick about it. It's quite a shock but here's the upside. You will probably read many other posts about 'how do you keep them from matting?' You may find that as the new coat grows in you will have much fewer problems because it will have the adult consistency, this isn't universal but it's pretty common. When the puppy coat is growing out and the adult coat is coming in the difference in the two textures of hair make this the most difficult time to maintain the coat. During this time many first time Yorkie owners get frustrated and decide they can't keep a long coat. It may seem a small consolation but it's something. |
07-27-2008, 08:37 AM | #14 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| When Callie got groomed for the first time it was a shock when we went to pick her up afterwords mostly because all the puppy hair was gone and it was really really short but she looked more grown up to me not such a baby which was hard on me because she is my little baby but like my mom has always said to me when I screw up my own hair due to wanting to try something different or just not getting it done the way I thought, is that its just hair and it will grow back. Callie acted really sad and tired after being left at the groomer the first time and any other time she had to be left and I think it was because she was left and wasent used to being with out me or my family and after doing that a few times I realized leaving her at a groomers was not a good idea she would be shakie when we got her back and sad and sleepy so I found a mobile groomer and that worked sooooooo much better because she goes in they groom her and then bring her back to me there is no sitting around by herself and stuff. Anyway I hope I helped some.
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07-27-2008, 08:37 AM | #15 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| If you are going to petsmart or petco I would stand there in front of the glass windows and watch. it's really important that their first time is positive, and you standing there will increase the likelyhood that the groomer will be gentle with your baby Believe me, they aren't always very nice with the dogs they groom.
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